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Panels such as these were used to accompany and illustrate Society lectures on various, but predominantly ancient and Biblical, topics. Many of the Religious Tract Socity lectures were hosted through the Working Mens’ Educational Union at Trafalgar Square, which was set up in 1852 as a philanthropic society to educate the working classes through popular lectures and talks. Lectures of this type toured similar working men’s clubs and unions across the country, and so Unions often printed and sold their own versions of similar panels. They were printed on calico to avoid paper duty, but it also made them easy to fold, store and transport.\r\n\r\nThis panels is from a series of twelve (of which the V&A has seven) entitled 'Egypt and the Bible', one series of many under the banner ‘Archaeological, Historical and Allegorical Illustrations’. Each panel was allocated its own unique number by which they could be ordered for purchase. These numbers are printed on the bottom right of each panel. The scenes on these panels were copied directly from ancient Egyptian tombs, probably via publications of the scenes accessible in England. The intersection between ancient Egypt and the Religious Tract Society was through Egypt being the site of many Old Testament accounts; early Egyptology was linked very heavily with Victorian Christianity, as it was hoped that the excavation and study of ancient Egypt would help prove Biblical narratives.\r\n","physicalDescription":"Hand-coloured lithograph on calico depicting scenes copied directly from ancient Egyptian tombs. The scenes in this panel show the process of metalworking in ancient Egypt and show people heating up metal and working it with tools, as well as showing some finished metalwork pieces such as rings. 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